Trick or treating? Alternatives?

[Aurelia1313]

Pretty simple one really, what's the consensus on trick or treating? I'm on the 'no' side of the fence but was curious if anyone was going ahead and if not what covid safe alternatives can anyone suggest?
I'm thinking Easter egg hunt in the garden but halloween sweets.

I am wondering about a zoom version, might it be possible?

I was thinking (if you lived in a village or a close community) is that people could dress thier Windows/houses in Halloween stuff/scenes and be put on a map/list of houses. People could then walk around and find them and then parents just provide thier own sweets for thier kids. Would be no interaction/touching etc but still community spirit

Failing that a little Halloween party at home - carve pumpkins. Watch a Halloween movie depending on age of kids, some Halloween themes food, apple bobbing, etc

Zoom Halloween? Sorry cannot see that working. Dress up the kids at home, do a candy hunt as you suggest. Bob for apples and any other games, a movie...job done.

I'm thinking of doing a v small Halloween party in the garden, but I don't think trick or treating is a responsible thing to do at present.

I was pondering this today. It’s the highlight of the dc’s year as I’m pretty strict on sweets otherwise.
I’m thinking of setting up either a murder mystery challenge or a haunted house escape room for them to solve culminating in a sweet hunt round the back garden with torches.
I just need to figure out the back story.

It will be fine if there’s no trick or treating at all, but if it’s an ambiguous thing I’m not sure how to handle it. And I’m not sure anything I organise will cut through the disappointment if other dc are out and about.

Well probably just trick or treat round his grandparents and aunts and uncles houses rather than the whole street as we usually would. Sad, he loved it last year.

My son has autism and Halloween is one of his favourite holidays - he just loves it.
We will have a new litter of puppies in the house so in a way, I’m happy that our bitch won’t be stressed by constant knocks on the door but my
son will be sad.
I’m planning a Halloween hunt in the style of an Easter egg hunt.

I'm planning to sit outside in my front garden and will have bags of haribo laid out individually on a tray so that children can grab and go without any need to ring my doorbell or rifle through a bowl of sweets. I'll also have a hand sanitizer station for them. I'm happy to do something nice for the children after a crappy year. Hopefully it will but a smile on their faces.